Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Australia: The red continent 10



The Gold Coast, my brothers Charles, Joseph, Sister Helen and niece Flora live there. There must be gold in the beach. Look at all the high rise buildings.

Can you see the Q1?

Since the opening of the worlds highest residential tower in 2005, the Q1 building has been a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. It is the second highest public vantage point in the southern hemisphere after the Eureka Tower in Melbourne. The observation deck at level 77 is the highest of its kind in Queensland and offers expansive views in all directions, from Brisbane to Byron Bay. It towers over the Surfers Paradise skyline, with the observation deck 230 metres high, and the spire extending nearly another hundred metres up. In total, the Q1 is 322.5 metres high.

The Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. It is the second most populous city in the state and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is also the most populous non-capital city in the country. Gold Coast City is renowned for its sunny subtropical climate, popular surfing beaches, expansive waterway and canal systems, a skyline dominated by high-rise apartment buildings, a peaceful rainforest hinterland in the west of the city, active nightlife and its wide variety of tourist attractions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland

My kids love the theme parks,Dreamworld, Sea World and Movie World. Sam even went alone to the Cyclone cork screw by himself at 10, because his mum was too scared to go by himself.

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